Video & Transcript Research : 'school lunch program'

Page 218 of 500
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Apr 28th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , which includes charter schools.
  • It clarifies that this will be for all public school personnel, including personnel at charter schools
  • or the school districts.
  • school districts, and each school and each district will be able to pull from there.
  • the program.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized bipartisan work on education, health care, the environment, and family issues. The chamber also recognized military leaders, an intern, and guests connected to later bills. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start of the session. The Senate then took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion substitutions and technical amendments. Major measures included the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which passed 36-0; a local government land regulation bill that was amended after questions about quasi-judicial hearings, impact fees, and county costs, then passed 26-8; a vessels/boating bill that incorporated related legislation and passed 35-0; a blood clot screening and treatment bill creating the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which passed 36-0; a fleeing or eluding law enforcement bill, amended to remove vehicle impoundment in the House version, which passed 36-0; a concealed carry/firearms bill for certain law enforcement and military personnel, which passed 33-3; and a timeshare management bill, which passed 36-0. The chamber also passed a disability history and awareness instruction bill, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, after extensive debate about language and the meaning of disability versus “unique abilities”; it received 35 co-sponsors and passed 35-0. Other bills passed included manufacturing and related fee legislation, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veteran and spouse nursing home beds, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, mammogram coverage, Parkinson’s disease, and others.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • These programs are a win-win for consumers, airlines, and the economy.
  • travel perks, but the cost of those programs is borne by the small business owner.
  • When you walk into a restaurant like in your community, 10 of us go out to lunch.
  • These programs are a tool that card issuers use to win cardholder business.
  • That's a student being able to put themselves through school.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission met for its second hearing to study the future of credit card payments and sales transactions and their impacts on small businesses. Members heard extensive testimony from credit unions, retailers, restaurants, and payment-industry representatives on interchange fees, processing fees, fraud, chargebacks, rewards programs, and the ability of businesses to pass fees on to customers. Several witnesses argued that swipe fees have risen sharply, are especially burdensome for restaurants and other small businesses, and are charged on taxes and tips that are merely pass-through amounts. They urged state action to prohibit fees on tax and tip portions, improve transparency, and allow surcharging or convenience fees, while opponents warned that state regulation could reduce fraud protections, increase compliance costs, and threaten consumer rewards programs. Business owners and trade groups described thin margins, rising costs, and the difficulty of understanding merchant statements or negotiating with processors. Restaurant witnesses said card-not-present and online transactions create the greatest fraud and chargeback risk, with money often removed immediately from merchants’ accounts and disputes rarely resolved in their favor. Retail witnesses gave examples of rising effective rates, higher fees on rewards cards, and the burden of processing fees on low-value transactions. A representative from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and others said restaurants are effectively paying fees on meals tax and gratuities, which they argued should not be subject to interchange charges. On the other side, the Cooperative Credit Union Association said interchange revenue helps credit unions fund fraud prevention, rapid card replacement, and member protections, and warned that state limits on interchange could weaken those safeguards and lead to higher consumer costs or reduced services. Airlines for America testified that airline credit card rewards are popular, support travel and jobs in Massachusetts, and could be harmed by interchange reform. The National Restaurant Association and a payments-policy attorney countered that interchange fees are set by card networks rather than competitive markets, that banks remain highly profitable even with rewards, and that states can act after recent court decisions. No votes were taken; the hearing consisted of testimony and questions from commissioners.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/17/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they found that the Reggie<00:49:04.240> program Reggie program Reggie program led<00:49:05.720
  • to<01:12:26.560> help credit program the Zec program to help credit program the Zec program
  • . programs. programs.
  • We should end this program. program. program.
  • We can end this program. We can do this. We can end this program.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a quorum call showing 116 members present, and approval of the previous day’s journal. It then took up three ceremonial resolutions. One honored Robert Buchanan for his philanthropy, community leadership, and service in the greater Washington region; another welcomed a visiting delegation from County Tipperary, Ireland, and recognized efforts to strengthen Maryland-Ireland ties; and a third congratulated Dr. Miriam Rogers on her retirement as superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools and her 2026 Woman in School Leadership Award. The chamber then moved through a series of committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports on bills without objection and ordering them to third reading. Measures included House Bills 435, 954, 1087, 1470, 936, 1110, 1554, 187, 324, 688, 776, 1152, 1320, and 1348, covering topics such as movie captioning in public accommodations, procurement and finance, health care facilities, school food procurement, tax foreclosure notice requirements, agricultural electricity tax study, expungement, child support rights, intercepted communications penalties, juvenile supervision, police orders studies, victim notification, and human trafficking reporting. Several bills were amended before being advanced, including House Bill 768 on benefits for children in custody, which added a foster youth savings program; House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting, which changed reporting dates and required a data dictionary; House Bill 1092 on child advocacy centers, which clarified continuity-of-care standards and technical assistance grants; House Bill 310 on restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, which required assessment at admission; House Bill 634 on police training, which added training on intellectual and developmental disabilities; House Bill 750 on access to religious facilities; House Bill 752 on gift card valuation and forgery; House Bill 1005 on child abuse and neglect reporting; and House Bill 1105 on consumer protection limitations, which was amended to apply only to civil suits. House Bill 1105 drew additional discussion, with the minority leader asking for a special order to review the changes, and the House agreed to postpone it until the appropriate time the next day. Later, House Bill 953, which would authorize transfers from the Revenue Stabilization Account to the State Disaster Recovery Fund, prompted extended questioning about Western Maryland flooding, FEMA denials, and the state’s response; the bill was presented as a way to provide relief after federal aid was denied. The transcript ends with the House still in session and continuing through the appropriations report.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/26

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • c> integrity,<00:04:06.239> Judge director of program integrity, Judge director of program
  • and they couldn't get on for the program and they couldn't get on the<00:43:19.040> program<00
  • Uh so uh is is much leave program.
  • That very often when we set up programs, and I'm including the housing stabilization services program
  • That very often when we set up programs, and I'm including the housing stabilization services program
Keywords: 1183, house
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 17, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This describes the refund program.
  • This describes the refund program.
  • <00:13:43.800> The uh describes the refund program. The uh describes the refund program.
  • Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities offers a Level 2 rebate program, and we have paused this program until
  • They can talk about their program, but it is a good program and, as the good director pointed out, I'm
Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/14/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<01:22:19.840> charter<01:22:20.239> schools,<01:22:21.280> um schools, charter
  • schools, um schools, charter schools, um EFAS,<01:22:23.600> uh<01:22:24.080> oh<01:22
  • Since 2019, we've spent $3.6 million for WorkReady. program since program since 2019.<02:27:46.080>
  • maintained the program, but they maintained the program, but they eliminated<02:32:25.359> the
  • really jumps and contracts for program really jumps and contracts for program services<02:33:00.960
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill clarifies the county and ADEQ air quality programs have the authority to include voluntary
  • This voluntary program allows participants to generate ERCs by creating permanent emission reductions
  • I'm thinking back to geometry class my sophomore year in high school, but it seems to me that you're
  • It also funds a T-SIP program.
  • So anyway, we'll go to lunch and talk about it, okay? Anybody else? I think that was it.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Justice, El Centro de Poder y Acción, Equality New Mexico, New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
  • This is first-year law school. This is law school exam. This is bar exam.
  • We are making laws, and those of us that, in my case, Senator Worth and I had law school together, 35
  • This is first year law school. This is law school exam. This is bar exam. And so with... Stuff.
  • This is first-year law school. This is law school exam. This is bar exam.
Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session 26-07-03

Michigan Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I was a student at the business school at Michigan State, When I was a student at the business school
  • Madam Chair, House Bill 5697 is a bill to amend the Revised School Code.
  • President, House Bill 5697 is the bill to amend the Revised School Code.
  • President, House Bill 5646 is a bill to amend the Revised School Code.
  • For our students and our schools, this budget is a budget...
Summary: The Senate met with 33 members present and a quorum, then repeatedly recessed and reconvened to take up a large number of House bills and one Senate resolution. Early action included discharging several bills from committee and moving them to the General Orders calendar, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 5249, 4750, and 4644. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 135, recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, after extended remarks by Senator Cherry reflecting on American ideals and the nation’s history. Later, the Senate considered additional bills dealing with political activity, public health, foster care and adoption, the Michigan Vehicle Code, military leave, tax and insurance matters, child care licensing, open meetings, school code, property conveyance, juvenile diversion, and child abduction broadcasts. Most bills advanced with little or no debate, though several members offered amendments or floor substitutes that were adopted, withdrawn, or ruled out of order. Senator McBroom gave multiple no-vote explanations, objecting to the political-activity bills as restrictions on speech and association, and later criticizing piecemeal changes to the Open Meetings Act and a military-leave bill as potentially discouraging employers from hiring reservists. Senator Albert also explained no votes on the military-leave measures, saying the bills could create disincentives for employers and should have included a funding offset. On Senate Bill 22, McBroom offered a humorous amendment about payment methods that failed. On Senate Bill 373, his tie-bar amendment to unrelated “rice generator” bills also failed. The Senate passed and, in many cases, granted immediate effect to numerous bills, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 4750, 4644, 4189, 4207, 4208, 4309, 4396, 5570, 5571, 5806, 5807, 5995, 6043, 6074, 4100, 4103, 4104, 4517, 5232, 5233, 5249, and 4746, as well as Senate Bills 527, 569, 1052, 22, and 373. Some immediate-effect motions passed by the required two-thirds vote, while others were recorded as passed and then granted immediate effect. The Committee of the Whole reported several bills with amendments and others without amendment, and the Senate concurred in the committee’s recommendations before adjourning to recess again.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I was educated over lunch, which... I love cats. I had cats.
  • So I was educated over lunch on the new version of cat declaw that has been in place in practice for
  • <03:54:05.640> which Penza so I was educated over lunch which Penza so I was educated over
  • They don't even train it in veterinary school anymore.
  • <04:06:02.439> but other kinds of procedures in school but other kinds of procedures in school
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training through the police standards system. Representative Barbara Coma, the sponsor, said the bill was prompted by problems in animal cruelty cases, especially in rural areas without animal control officers, and she described it as a limited training measure. She said an amendment was forthcoming that would add an eight-hour approved course and a two-hour refresher every three years, and she emphasized that the trained officers would serve as resources rather than being required to take action themselves. Members asked about cost, due process, overlap with animal control officers, how trained officers would be identified and notified, and whether veterinarians could fill the role. Coma responded that the bill would not be a heavy financial lift, would not interfere with animal control officers, would apply to livestock as well as companion animals, and would still require law enforcement involvement because veterinarians cannot lawfully remove animals from property. She also said the training could improve due process by helping officers better understand when animal removal is appropriate and how cases should proceed. Sheriff William Wright, speaking for the New Hampshire Sheriffs Association, testified in opposition. He said training itself was acceptable, but the bill went beyond training by creating an obligation for sheriffs and state police to respond to and potentially investigate animal cruelty cases, which he argued would be ambiguous, unfunded, and burdensome for staffing and resources. He said some sheriff’s offices do not have investigative deputies and that the bill could create liability and uncertainty about who would lead investigations. In response to questions, he said the association would likely have no objection if the bill were limited to training, but it opposed the assistance/investigation mandate as written.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/17/2025)

State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:41:11.560> what veteran friendly Business program what veteran friendly Business program
  • Thank you. health program and we call it beyond the health program and we call it beyond the yellow<00
  • retirement system uh it's a 401k program retirement system uh it's a 401k program so<00:49:11.040
  • down at alurn Force Junior RC program down at alurn high<01:39:17.400> school<01:39:18.040>
  • proud of that program proud of that program something<02:12:52.719> else<02:12:52.920>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-10-14

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The elections division of the office includes a team of state program administrators and IT staff that
  • for what you mentioned earlier, which is coming out to my district and sitting with kids in a high school
  • They'd say we were out to lunch and we were wrong on the law, but that's exactly why we have courts.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • , loan programs and stuff like that, but do we, and I know FSA had a program at one time, I don't know
  • We have a program in family and community wellness, which includes our food and nutrition programs.
  • We have a program in family and community wellness, which includes our food and nutrition programs, aging
  • For this new program, which is called the Water Resources Certificate Program, we developed that in fall
  • We are also planning to develop a new certificate program similar to this undergraduate program, but
Keywords: 908, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Policy - 01/22/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the schools CIS programs.
  • the schools CIS programs.
  • the schools CIS programs.
  • the schools CIS programs.
  • the schools CIS programs.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates. Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends. Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, you know, I just want you to know we're going to be cutting into lunch pretty soon here because
  • all right so we will make it to lunch all right so we will make it to lunch after all<01:44:43.800
  • As you know, the trouble with those two programs is those reimbursement rates are fixed.
  • or medical school, and I have no intentions of doing that.
  • school or medical school me going to PA school or medical school and<05:12:33.320> I<05:12:33.400
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am

Senate Committee on the Census

Transcript Highlights:
  • , jobs programs, or youth jobs programs.
  • That's how we get programs, that we have funding for so many important programs.
  • Will the school count them?
  • But doing education programs in the schools and working with students to make sure, mostly in the high
  • We had a high school expansion.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census held an early planning hearing on how Massachusetts can maximize participation in the 2030 census, with Chair Will Brownsberger and Vice Chair Rebecca Rausch emphasizing the need to start well in advance. The first panel, made up of leaders from the Massachusetts Voter Table, MassVOTE, MIRA, and MESA, stressed that grassroots community organizations are trusted messengers and should be funded early to do multilingual outreach, training, and direct assistance in hard-to-count communities. They described lessons from 2020, including the shift to internet response, reduced federal census infrastructure, the importance of coordinated statewide networks, and the need to begin messaging several years before Census Day because building trust and staffing outreach takes time. Panelists repeatedly warned that immigrant communities are facing heightened fear because of federal immigration enforcement and the possibility of a citizenship question or other federal changes, making census participation more difficult. They said 2020 funding arrived too late to fully staff and train outreach teams before the pandemic, and argued that future resources should be deployed earlier and more flexibly. In response to committee questions, they estimated Massachusetts should invest roughly $8 million to $10 million or more in state census outreach, with one proposed model of about $3 million to $5 million at the start, additional funding in the middle years, and a larger final push closer to 2030. They also suggested that funding should support communications infrastructure, translation, social media and ethnic media outreach, and possibly a permanent complete count structure or trust fund to preserve institutional knowledge. A second panel from Common Cause Massachusetts and the ACLU of Massachusetts echoed the call for stronger, earlier investment and stronger privacy protections. They urged the legislature to expand existing census line items, consider a trust fund or other dedicated funding stream, and coordinate census outreach with other state programs that already work through trusted community messengers. The ACLU testimony focused on racial inequities in census counts and warned that federal efforts to exclude non-citizens or add a citizenship question would deepen distrust and undercount immigrant communities. Committee members asked about the 2020 overcount/undercount results, funding levels, timing of grant distribution, and whether census outreach should be routed through the Secretary of the Commonwealth or other state mechanisms; no votes were taken, and the hearing moved on to a later panel on immigrant-community outreach.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Press Conference 5/11/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • No one in line for lunch, getting their hair done, or shopping for clothes.
  • Many of us helped in the donation or delivery of food or carpooling of children to and from school.
  • children<00:21:31.800> to<00:21:32.080> and<00:21:32.240> from<00:21:32.440> school
  • children to and from school. children to and from school.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House and Senate DFL lawmakers held a Capitol news conference to press for a $100 million small business relief package in response to the economic fallout from Operation Metro Surge and related ICE enforcement activity. Representatives Cedrick Frazier and Jay Xiong, along with Senator Susan Pappas and other supporters, said the enforcement surge caused widespread fear, reduced customer traffic, lost wages, and closures for immigrant-owned and other small businesses in Minneapolis-St. Paul and greater Minnesota. They argued the state has a history of providing disaster-style aid when communities are harmed through no fault of their own and said this situation warrants similar action. Business and community testimony described specific losses: a Willmar restaurant closed after both parents were detained, a North Mankato grocery store opening was delayed, The Coven reported a 33% revenue drop at two locations, and Lake Street businesses were said to have lost substantial revenue and staff. Speakers said the damage affected workers, landlords, suppliers, and neighborhood corridors statewide, and several emphasized that the relief should come as grants or forgivable loans rather than additional debt. They also criticized House Republican leaders for tying the relief to changes in paid family leave and for blocking a public hearing. In response to questions, Frazier said negotiations were ongoing through committee chairs and conference committee, with the issue still being discussed in broader leadership talks. He said the House would need only one Republican vote in committee and on the floor to advance the measure, and identified Chair Baker as a possible supporter because of harm in his district. Speakers said the Senate has already passed the relief and urged the House to act quickly before the end of session.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/04/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • saving program. saving program.
  • We run adolescent programs. We run family support programs.
  • syringe service programs. syringe service programs.
  • The training program must, number one, take a trainee that has completed medical school training and
  • The training program must, number one, take a trainee that has completed medical school training and
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 10th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • each stool school school day. each stool school school day.
  • Many of us that went to school in the South or went to school at all started at a church school.
  • They can pray before class, at lunch, after school, in student groups, silently at any time that their
  • 02:41:47.520> after<02:41:47.920> school,<02:41:48.319> in before class, at lunch
  • , after school, in before class, at lunch, after school, in student<02:41:48.880> groups,<02:41
Keywords: 1136, house, all